[Coral-List] the passing of Charles Sheppard

[Charles Delbeek]

I only met Charles once, during the IUCN Coral Redbook workshop in Anilao,
the Philippines in 2007 but after less than a week spent with he and Ann,
it was obvious what a wonderful and kind person he was, and a passionate
and dedicated marine biologist.

Rest in peace Charles.


*J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.*
Curator of Aquarium Projects, Steinhart Aquarium
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On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 8:00 AM Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> I am very sad at heart to have to report that our distinguished colleague,
> Dr. Charles Sheppard, OBE, has passed away from two sudden strokes.
>
> Dr. Sheppard was a world authority on the remote Chagos atoll system in the
> Indian Ocean, which has very minimal local human impacts.  He authored
> several books and many papers, was editor of Marine Pollution Bulletin, and
> taught at Warwick Univ. in the UK.  His latest book, "The Chagos
> Archipelago, a biological biography" has just been published by CRC Press.
> He mentored and helped many.
>
> He will be sorely missed by many of us.
>
> He is survived by his wife, Anne Sheppard, who has long worked with him on
> coral reefs, and I believe a daughter and son.
>
> This is a tragic loss for us.
>
> Would anyone like to share memories of him?  Thank you.
>
> Cheers, Doug
>
> --
> Douglas Fenner
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>
> Costanza, R. 2023. To build a better world, stop chasing economic growth.
> Nature 624: 519-521.
> https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04029-8___.YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YTpnOmE0MWQ1ZjAzZGQ5MzRhZGFkZDQ3OWVkZTEzYzc2YzJkOjY6ZmRjNTo3ZjZlMzZmNGFmYzhlNzBkOTBkNjQyYWQ1YTJhZjQ0ODA5MWMwYWMyYjEzMDQ2ZjRkODVhMTVkOWFiY2I5MjI2OnA6VA
>
> Fossil fuel air pollution kills 5 million people world-wide per year
>
> https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.yahoo.com/news/research-shows-disturbing-between-millions-200000257.html___.YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YTpnOmE0MWQ1ZjAzZGQ5MzRhZGFkZDQ3OWVkZTEzYzc2YzJkOjY6NTM3ODo5NzI1ZWY2NzA2OTFhNzNjYmE5MzcwNTRiNDJkNDcwOTMwMmYwMWZmOTk5NGNkZDM0NDY2NTgzNGM3MjY5ZWE4OnA6VA
>
> World's richest 1% emit as much as 5 billion people
>
> https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equality-report/___.YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YTpnOmE0MWQ1ZjAzZGQ5MzRhZGFkZDQ3OWVkZTEzYzc2YzJkOjY6ZjdkMTpjYmU2Y2Q5MjY2MWNkMDY3MjhhY2ZhYjA5ODJiYTJkYzg5NDBhMGRjY2IyMjNkZGQ2OTE4NDYyZjNiNmI1OTdlOnA6VA
>
> Huge expansion of fossil fuels planned, will be very destructive
>
> https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report___.YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YTpnOmE0MWQ1ZjAzZGQ5MzRhZGFkZDQ3OWVkZTEzYzc2YzJkOjY6NGI3ODo0ZjYwZWNmYjZkOWNlZTViYmNmYTQ1ZmUxMmEyODIxZjg4NDA1ZTFlYTI5YmI5ZTQzNWNjMmJjMzA5NDMzYjBjOnA6VA
>
> "without policy changes, the world will heat up enough by the end of the
> century that more than 2 billion people will live in life-threatening hot
> climates"         Will you be in that area???
>
> https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sounding-alarm-dangerous-problem-123000792.html___.YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YTpnOmE0MWQ1ZjAzZGQ5MzRhZGFkZDQ3OWVkZTEzYzc2YzJkOjY6MzQ0NzozNDEwYzVmNDNmYzM3MWVlZmZlYjRlNTFlNTdiNmIxYWYzYzAyNmI2YjU1YjQzZTM4OGU1MDgzN2IzZmIxZmU0OnA6VA
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> World subsidies for fossil fuels reached an all-time high of over $1
> TRILLION in 2022, the last year for which data is available.  The subsidies
> MUST end.
>
>
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